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A study of 11,000 patients at Stanford hospitals and clinics found that, given similar medical conditions, women report more intense pain than men do.

Current treatment protocols make no sex-based distinctions concerning medication to alleviate pain. but this study suggests that gender ought to be taken into consideration.

Studies had reported conflicting results on this question, but at least some observers think this report is the definitive one. “In my mind, it puts the story to bed forever,” Jeffrey Mogil, a pain expert at McGill University in Montreal, who was not involved in the study, told the San Jose Mercury News.

Most of the differences were small (though statistically significant), but in a few instances, including hernia and high-blood pressure, they were as large as one point on a 10-point scale.

We recently asked Ralph Richard Banks to join a discussion on some of the issues raised in his book, “Is Marriage for White People?” It claims the high number of unmarried black women is hurting society, and recommends that more marry across race lines. Joining Mr. Banks was Vanessa Bush, executive of Essence Magazine and Melissa Harris-Perry, an expert in race and gender issues at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Why are so many black women unmarried, and would it help society if more looked for mates of other races? A conversation with author Ralph Richard Banks, Essence editor Vanessa Bush and Tulane’s Melissa Harris-Perry.

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Gary Rosen is the editor of Review and the former managing editor of Commentary magazine. His articles and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. He is the author of "American Compact: James Madison and the Problem of Founding" and the editor of "The Right War? The Conservative Debate on Iraq."